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Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for Afghanistan – Baltimore Sun
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (442+ words) By ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN and ELENA BECATOROS KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When landlocked Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan started fighting late last year and their border crossings closed, Afghans turned to their western neighbor, Iran, for an alternate to Pakistan’s major shipping…...
Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for Afghanistan
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (781+ words) They rerouted shipments through Iran's port of Bandar Abbas, but not for long. The port lies on the Strait of Hormuz, where war has stranded hundreds of ships and thousands of their crew. Meanwhile, thousands of Afghanistan-bound containers were stuck…...
FSB says ship arriving at Russian port from Belgium was found to have sea mines attached to its hull " Meduza
24+ min ago (429+ words) Russia's Federal Security Service said magnetic mines were found on the hull of the gas tanker Arrhenius after the vessel arrived at the Russian port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region from Antwerp....
Even After a Strait of Hormuz Deal, Moving 1, 500 Ships Won't Be Easy
55+ min ago (756+ words) When the Strait of Hormuz finally reopens, shipping companies will need to know which oil tankers get to start moving first, and who to ask for the go-ahead. Vessels will need guidance on routes. And there's the question of the…...
Russia's Federal Security Service says mines found on ship arriving from EU port
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (242+ words) " " " "! Russia's Federal Security Service (FSS) has said magnetic mines "made in a NATO country" were found on a ship that arrived in Russia after stopping at a port in Belgium. Source: The Moscow Times, an independent Amsterdam-based news outlet Details:…...
Russia shows damaged sanctioned LNG carrier near coast of Libya
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (133+ words) " " " "! Details: Russian officials accused Ukraine of carrying out the attack, although the Ukrainian side has not commented on the allegations. The report says investigators from Russia's Investigative Committee travelled to Libya to conduct investigative actions and inspect the vessel using…...
Russia says magnetic mines found on tanker at Ust-Luga port
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (234+ words) MOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) " Several NATO-produced magnetic mines had been detected on a tanker in Russia's Baltic Sea port of "Ust-Luga, Russia's Investigative Committee said on "Monday. The committee said the mines were found by divers during an inspection of the…...
Islamic regime repackaging Hormuz tolls as 'navigational services' fee
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (369+ words) The Islamic regime asserted that vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz would need to pay fees for "navigational services," denying that such payments were tolls for transiting the waterway, Tehran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei announced at a press briefing....
Indian Sailors Risk Their Lives at Sea, as Iran War Grinds On
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (653+ words) New Delhi: Born to landless Indian farmers, Sunil Pooniya thought a job at sea would be his ticket out of poverty, instead his first voyage saw him diving into the ocean to escape a deadly attack driven by the Iran…...
Two LNG Vessels, Iraqi Crude Supertanker Exit Hormuz, Head For Pakistan, China
16+ hour, 13+ min ago (326+ words) Two LNG tankers carrying cargoes for Pakistan and China have exited the Strait of Hormuz amid continued tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran....